10 selected photos from 2 months of Manipur violence: Youth seen standing with guns in hand; women checking vehicles

Violence has been going on since May 3 in the Kuki and Meitei communities over reservation. So far 135 people have died in this.

More than 2 months have passed since violence broke out between the Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur. So far, more than 135 people have died in the violence that started on May 3, while more than 420 people have been injured.

The main reason for the Manipur violence is a High Court order. In this order, the Manipur High Court recommended ST status to the Meitei community of the state. In protest against this order, a march was called by the Kuki community on 3 May. Violence started in the state with this march.

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the state government to file an updated status report on the violence. The next hearing in the case will be on July 10. Earlier, the Supreme Court had termed the High Court’s decision as wrong.

10 selected photos related to Manipur violence…

In Churachandpur, a youth from the Kuki community is keeping a watch on the bunker of the Meitei community with a gun.

Youths of the Meitei community are also keeping an eye on the bunkers of the Kuki community with guns and binoculars.

Members of the Meitei community carrying weapons carry weapons in Kangchup near Imphal. They are going to a hill, where firing is taking place.

The women of the Meitei community are stopping the car to check whether any person from the Kuki community is sitting inside it.

Such boxes were installed at many places in Manipur. People were appealed to drop the weapons released from the security personnel in the box.

The photo is of Kim Ninang (43) of the Kuki community. She is living in a camp in Churachandpur. Her husband was beaten to death by a mob. She wept while narrating about that incident.

Lilapati Devi of the Meitei community near Imphal going to mourn her husband’s grave. Her husband was murdered by a mob.

A woman drying clothes at a relief camp for the Meitei community. Due to the violence, more than 65 thousand people had to leave their homes.

Paramilitary force personnel investigating at the scene of a car blast near Churachandpur.

Indian Army soldiers monitoring villages through binoculars near Churachandpur.

Watch this graphic to know about Manipur violence…